Brussels energy laws ‘cost UK economy £93.2bn’
EU energy regulations cost the UK economy up to £93.2bn, in excessively high energy prices, and threaten 1.5M jobs, claims news research from Business for Britain (BfB).
Archives for August 12, 2014
Spicy American food: 2015’s hottest trend
A growing trend among street food markets for spicy American BBQ and Korean and Vietnamese dishes will hit the retailers in 2015, according to food coatings firm Bowman Ingredients.
Tulip invests £16M to create 250 jobs in Cornwall
Pork processor Tulip plans to create 250 new jobs with a £16M investment at two sites in Cornwall.
Firm must pay £17,885 for accident at Fox’s Biscuits
A steel fabricator contracted by Fox’s Biscuits faces costs of £17,885 after a worker was horrifically burned after deviating from agreed safety procedures.
Arla Foods Ingredients plant starts production
Arla Foods Ingredients has begun production at its new dairy ingredients factory in Germany, the product of a joint venture with German cooperative Deutsches Milchkontor.
Oxford Farming Conference appoints new directors
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) board has appointed several new directors in preparation for the three-day event in January 2015.
Fire hits Barry Callebaut chocolate facility
Fire has damaged Barry Callebaut’s chocolate processing at Banbury in Oxfordshire, but the company has reassured customers that it could maintain normal levels of service by drawing on other facilities.
FSA: 2 Sisters plant did breach hygiene rules
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) admission that 2 Sisters Food Group’s Scunthorpe plant did breach hygiene rules, after clearing it, could damage the food industry’s attempts to restore consumer confidence after the horsemeat scandal.
CHICKEN SCANDAL UPDATE: FSA changes stance on hygiene at 2 Sisters poultry plant
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has admitted that 2 Sisters Food Group did breach hygiene regulations at its Scunthorpe facility.